Since the election we have been regaled with articles detailing the steps angry progressives intend to take against anyone not expressing performative outrage at the reelection of Donald Trump. Tik Tok is full of head shaving, sex strikes, and of…
Growing up, Thanksgiving was always — by far — my favorite holiday on the American civic calendar. It still is today. And while I have fond memories of playing football on Thanksgiving Day with childhood friends and eating turkey legs…
Following President-elect Donald Trump’s swift victory on election night, the chattering class turned its gaze towards the approaching Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The only thing worse than Trump’s victory, these hosts opined, would be sitting across the table from the…
I was born in Spain which means I love to eat and drink. And I write for an American audience every day. In other words, I am professionally and ethically compelled to join in your traditions. So every year in…
The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come,…
Have you ever met someone and become instant friends? All my best friends have been instant friends. One shared a tent at summer camp when we were eight years old and that was it. One sat at the back of…
My cell phone buzzed Saturday evening as I left the “wine and spirits” store with a selection of fine vino. It was my cousin Drew. I hastened to answer because when I miss a call from Drew, it’s hard to…
WASHINGTON — “My Mom Voted for Trump. Can We Let It Go?” read the headline for the New York Times’ The Ethicist piece on Friday. The family dynamic no doubt is familiar to New York Times readers — the writer’s wife’s…
Cut the lights. Cue “The Sounds of Silence.” Crawl under the covers. This amounts to the post-election routine of our Almira Gulches hit by a reality tornado. Their habits certainly no longer include cable news mesmerism — and hopefully not…
